Concise Dictionary of Akkadian (Santag)
by Jeremy Black
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Akkadian, comprising the Babylonian, Assyrian and Old Akkadian dialects, is the earliest known Semitic language, attested from the middle of the 3rd millenium B.C. until the time of Christ. It was widely adopted in the ancient Near East as a written vehicle for scholarship, literature, legal and diplomatic affairs. It is the language of the Epic of Gilgamesh, the Code of Hammurapi, the inscriptions of the kings of Assyria and Babylonia and countless legal and administrative documents.A show more Concise Dictionary of Akkadian has been prepared for the convenience of students and scholars on the basis of Wolfram von Sodens Akkadisches Handworterbuch updated with reference to the Chicago Assyrian Dictionary and other sources. It aims to include all certainly attested words with variant forms, dialect and period distribution, logographic writings and English meanings (but not textual citations). A list of roots assists in tracking down the right entries. show lessTags
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Beautifully typeset and organized in a manner familiar to most users, this is a lovely dictionary. Etymologies are present, although sparse, and words are organized in fully vocalized forms instead of by root.
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- Reference, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction, History
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- 492.13 — Language Other languages Afro-Asiatic languages East Semitic languages Dictionaries
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- PJ3525 .C66 — Language and Literature Oriental languages and literatures Oriental philology and literature Assyriology. Akkadian Language
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